Suburb in Fraser Coast

Kawungan, QLD

Kawungan had a population of 5,460 at the 2021 Census (+13.4% since 2016). Median age 50.8. Median weekly household income $1,148. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Kawungan at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kawungan's population grew by 13.4% to 5,460, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 50.8, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 9.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 24.5%.

23.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 43.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.4% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,093 households.

The median household earns $1,148 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $349 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,434 a month.

17.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 5.3% use a language other than English at home. 44.8% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Kawungan beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureKawunganQLDAustralia
Population5,4605,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+13.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age50.838.238.2
Households2,0931,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.4%12.5%14.3%
Renting23.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright43.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,148$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$349$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,434$1,740$1,866
Born overseas17.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home5.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion44.8%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+13.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4,7132011
  2. 4,8162016
  3. 5,4602021

Age

Median age 50.8, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Kawungan Queensland
Share of people by age, Kawungan and Queensland
0–99.6%
10–1911.6%
20–297.6%
30–3910.1%
40–4910.1%
50–5911.8%
60–6914.7%
70–7914.0%
80+10.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Kawungan at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.6%
  2. Australian39.7%
  3. Scottish12.1%
  4. Irish10.5%
  5. German7.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.4%
  2. Thai0.3%
  3. Spanish0.3%
  4. Mandarin0.3%
  5. Afrikaans0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.8%
  2. New Zealand3.7%
  3. the Philippines1.0%
  4. Germany0.6%
  5. South Africa0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Kawungan

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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